We performed a comparison between Entrust Identity Enterprise and Fortinet FortiAuthenticator based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Authentication Systems solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I am impressed with Entrust because they are one of the most advanced identity access management companies. Their portfolio of products is well aligned with the CISA zero trust framework. If you compare the features of Entrust products with the CISA pillars of zero trust, you'll see that they're perfectly matched with CISA requirements."
"It is a scalable solution. You can add users and credentials without problems."
"The integration matrix of the solution is huge compared to others."
"This solution is flexible and easy to use for our clients. We use it with different kinds of applications and integrate it with different processes."
"Entrust is an enterprise account, and they have a support system. Their training is also top-notch, and they are willing to share their knowledge with their partners."
"Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is an easy-to-use solution."
"The ease of use is really nice. Using Authenticator, I've been able to actually work better on my authentication due to the fact that I have a single fabric to authenticate control from my firewall and on my access points. Authentication takes place from this area."
"This is a scalable product."
"The initial setup is a valuable point on Fortinet products. Most of the time, putting the theory into practice on the devices is quite friendly and straightforward. As long as you can read English you can find your way around the solution and make it work. This is a high value point on Fortinet - the way everything is laid out in the web UI is user-friendly and quite straightforward. The UI is quite simple."
"FortiAuthenticator is really good software that integrates very well with Fortinet products."
"The implementation has significantly improved access management within our organization."
"The logs have great detail that make it easier to evaluate and control the security environment."
"We have a perpetual license for 2FA."
"I would like to improve the tool's implementation and pricing."
"The product is very costly compared to other alternative solutions."
"It functions well on-premises, but integrating it with cloud services like AWS or Azure could be challenging. There are issues with cloud integrations, such as Azure, AWS, and GCP."
"We are introducing new processes and are migrating to a new version. Once we explore new functionalities, we'll be able to assess what could be improved."
"The integration with third-party tools must be better."
"We would like to see Linux-based operating systems be able to integrate with FortiAuthenticator to get two-factor authentication running on them. as well. This is a shortcoming that I have faced a few times already."
"A better integration with other vendors."
"The user interface and clustering are areas with shortcomings that need improvement."
"The only way the solution could be improved is if it were cheaper."
"It can not use SQL to query FortiAnalyzer directly."
"I would like to see integration and customization capabilities with the end-user portal to solve authentication issues with diverse implementation scenarios."
"There is a room for improvement. The log is a bit difficult to access, and searching the log codes is also a bit difficult. So it would be much better if, when we open a log, it could provide detailed information about errors, reasons for failure, and such."
Entrust Identity Enterprise is ranked 9th in Authentication Systems with 7 reviews while Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is ranked 3rd in Authentication Systems with 52 reviews. Entrust Identity Enterprise is rated 8.8, while Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Entrust Identity Enterprise writes "Provides strong authentication feature, which requires users to enter a one-time password (OTP) ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator writes "A reasonably priced solution that can be scaled toward different functionalities and offers flexible SMS messaging". Entrust Identity Enterprise is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, DigiCert PKI Platform, Cisco Duo, RSA Authentication Manager and RSA SecurID, whereas Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiToken, Fortinet FortiNAC, Cisco Duo and Microsoft Entra ID. See our Entrust Identity Enterprise vs. Fortinet FortiAuthenticator report.
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